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O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, I90S
_ NUMBER 51
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I t Ml ILL WINTER GOODS ire M Oil.
J THIS IS THE GREATEST SACRIFICE SALE EVER HELD IN O’NEILL
Mens's $13.50 overcoats $11.25
“ $12.50 overcoats 10.00
“ $11,00 overcoats 8.75
“ $10.00 overcoats 8.00
Boy's $14.00 overcoats 11.20
“ $12.50 overcoats 10.00
“ $10.00 overcoats 8,00
“ *£.00 overcoats 7.20
“ $8.50 overcoats 6.70
\ Child's $7.50 overcoats $6.00
“ $6.50 overcoats 5.20
“ $5.00 overcoats 4.00
“ $4.50 overcoats 3.60
“ $3.50 overcoats 2.80
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MEN’S & BOY’S J "aKt8
SUITS 3 50 suit for... 2 80
VW 3 00 suit for .. 2 40
2 50 suit for ..2 00
Men’s Suits 2 00 suit for.. 1 60
$20 00 suit for.*16 00 _.
18 50 suit for. 14 80 lUCd S V-APS
16 50 suit for .. 13 20 . ^ .
15 00suit for .12 00 $2 00cap for ...$180
12 50 suit for .10 00 1 75 cap for . 1 40
10 00suit for. 8 00 1 50cap for . 120
0 00 suit for . 7 20 1 25 cap for . 1 00
Pey s Suits 85 cap jor f f ?, f. f..., , t g0
$15 00 suit for ... i i: 11 ; (.$12 00 . _ . ,
so suit for.•“ I® oo Ladies’ Skirts
9 00 suit for. 7 20 $12 50 skirt for.$10 oo
8 50 suit for . 6 80 10 00 sKlrt tor. 8 00
7 50 suit for. 800 8 00 skirt for. 0 40
Child’s Two-Piece Suits 6 50 skirt Tor ! I.'! I' I" 11 5 20
$6 50suitior.*5 20 6 00 skirt for.!!.. .! 4 80
6 00 suit for. 4 20 6 00 skirt for.400
OVERSHOES & RUBBERS j |
Men's $175 duck artics $1.40 |
“ S3 4-bkle emperor ZAO *
1.75 1-bklo ox collier 140 I
44 1.50 1-bkle Norway 1.20 1
44 1.25 Britt an y-Alaska 1.00 f*
44 2.50 4-bk excelhor2.00 J
44 2.00 I bk all rubber 1.60 1
r " 90 oent rubers 709, L
M-Sdies 1.25 1-buckle 1.00 I
44 1.25 Alaskans 1.00 |
44 65 cent rubbers 80o
Boy's 85 cent rubbers 70o
LADIES' CLOAKS & TAILORED SUITS will go in this
sale at 50o on the dollar. The "meat ax" struck this
stock and every garment goes at HALF PRICE.
LADIES' FURS. Will close out my line of fur scarfs
at HALF PRICE. Large selection.
Good selection of men's coats and vests at HALF
PRICE. Excellent values at prices below cost
two-piece suits: size 18 25c, |
size 20 3Qc, size 22 35c, size 24 40c, size 26 45c, La
size £,8 5So, size 30 60s; boy’s fleesed union suits,
size 26 to 34, net price SQo, worth 75c: men's heavy
fleesed per garment 33c, worth 65c.
Men's, boys and womens winter lined mitts 20 per
cent off. Sneepskin shoes 20 per cent off.
[Ladies’ Percale Wrappers, SI.50 value for SI, SI.25 value for 90c. A few choice lounging robes, S4.50 value, $3.60 I
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$10 00 all wool blanket for .$8 00 and $1 blanket fur 80c 3 00 comfort for . 2 40 H B i%» B (T^ |»fH MjL i ^kf 9 I
9 00 all wool blanket for . 7 20 These are all 11-4 size and excellent 2 50 comfort for . 2 no ih&sbi 0 YaJr 0 V&J* ..JL£/,JL. -M-38L- ft J JL. ’'9 M
7 00 all woo) blanket for.5 00 values 1 50 comfort for . 1 20 * 7j
0 50 all wool blanket for . 5 20 $4 00 comfort for .$3 20 1 25 comfort for. 100 • »» _ _
$2 blanket 1 60, 1.50 blanket 1 20, 3 50 comfort for . 2 80 V-* Gill, N GDraSKa.
1907 A RECORD BREAKER
County Judge ami Treasurer Exceed
Previous Years In Excess Fees.
ONCE BETTER IN CLERK’S OFFICE
Economically Conducted Offices Net
Good Returns to the Taxpayers In
Increased Excesses.
A splendid showing is made in the
annual reports of the county officers
to the board of supervisors. While
all the reports have not been called
for by the hoard yet and have not
formally become a part of ti e official
record, tlie reports are ready except
that of clerk of the district court,
which can not be obtained now be
cause of the illness of Mr. Harmon.
Treasurer Harnish turns over the
largest excess for the year 1907 in the
history of the county. Mr. Harnish
has not filed his report witn the board
yet, but furnishes us the following
figures from the report:
Fees.*5097 08
Salary and clerk hire.3831 62
Excess.$1265 46
This is an excellent showing and
speaks well for the economical manage
ment of tlie treasurer’s oltice. The
large excess is due to Mr. Harnish’s
method of handling the office with
less clerical hire than formerly. A
comparison of expense accounts shows
that it cost nearly double the amount,
to maintain tae treasurer’s otliee in
1905 to what it did in 1907. In 1905
H. J. Cronin expended in paying his
own salary and that of his clerks $6,
760 10. In 1907 Mr. Harnish expended
for like purposes $3,831.62.
County Clerk Si mar lias an excess
for 1907 of *2,056 81, which amount has
been exceeded only once in the clerk’s
office. Mr. Simar has instituted some
reforms in the administration of the
office that curtails expenses. His
report shows tlie following receipts
and disbursements:
Receipts—
First quarter.*1,497 05
Second quarter. 1,326 40
Third quarter. 1,105 05
Fourth quarter . 1,134 60
Making tax list. 900 no
Assessor ilooks . 300 00
Recording bonds. 140 00
County recording. 2 85
Total.$6,405 95
Disbursements—
Clerk’s salary.. $1,500 00
Deputy’s salary.. 700 00
Assistants’ salaries. 2,042 04
Postage.. 107 10
Total.$4,349 14
Excess . 2,056 81
For the first time in the history of
the county judge’s office in Holt
county there is an excess of fees in
that office. Judge Malone comes in
with a small excess to he turned over
to t lie treasurer, above that allowed
by law as compensation for that offlc
cial. J udge Malone’s report shows:
Fees received.$1,527 30
Judge’s salary . 1,500 00
Excess...$ 27 30
This is about $100 more than the
previous high mark. Judge Malone
is to be congratulated on the record
made last year. Close attention to
duties has raised the receipts of the
office from less than the maximum to
an excess.
The sheriff’s report covers the per
iod from January 1, 1907, to April 8,
1907, and from the latter date to Jan
uary 1, 1908. A change of tile law
providing compensation for the sheriff
makes this necessary Since Aprils,
1907, the sheriff gets a salary from tiie
county at the rate of $1,500 per year.
Previously lie was paid from fees of
the office. Mr. Hall’s report is as
follows:
January 1, 1907, to April 8—
County fees.$ 96 25
Mileage. 176 95
Transportation and care of
prisoners and insane persons.. 316 37
Total.$589 51
April 8, 1907, to January 1, 1908 —
County tees.$720 50
Mileage. 932 05
Transportation and care of
prisoners and insane persons. 487 42
Total.$2,145 97
Paid to county treasurer.$726 50
The county superintendent’s report
is short as that office does not handle
the large sums of cash the other
offices do. It shows:
Balance Jan. 4,1907.$399 02
Receipts. 386 00
Total .$785 02
Balance on hand. 121 92
EX-TREASURER SUED
Four Thousand dollar Damage Claim
Against D. J. Cronin and His
Bondsmen.
D. n. Cronin, through his attorney
R. R. Dickson, commenced action in
the district court this morning
against D. J. Cronin, former treasurer
of Holt county and the United States
Fidelty and Guaranty company, a cor
poration, his bondsmen, for the sum
of $4,019.50, with interest on $2,659 50
at 7 per cent from July 1, 1905, and in
terest on $1,350 at 7 per cent from
October 27, 1905, together with costs
of suit. This suit grows out of the
action of Treasurer Cronin in giving
the publication of the Scavenger de
linquent tax list to the H lit County
Independent in 1905, after the board
of supervisors had designated The
Frontier as the paper in which the
I uotice should be published. The
amount sued is the amount of dama
ges the plaintiff alleges to have su
stained by reason of said treasurer
refusing to obey the orders of the
county board, who are the governing
body of the county and who had the
power and authority to designate a
paper for the publication of said
notice.
The Markets
South Omaha, January 22.—Special
market letter from Nye Schneider
Fowler Co.
Two days of this week brought re
ceipts of about 9500 cattle. Reports
of Chicago being lower had a depres
sing inlluence on our trade here and
business was slow from start to finish
with prices 5 to 10 cents lower than
last week, but we attribute this part
ly to the poor quality of the offerings
on our market.
We quote:
Choice dry lot beef, cornfed$5 00@3 60
Fair to good. 4 50*0)5 00
Others down to. 3 75(g>4 40
Choice range beef. 4 00(a>4 60
Choice cows. 3 70(0,4 30
Fair to good. 3 50(o)4 00
Canners & cutters.
Veal calves.
Bulls, 9tags, etc. 2 50(fe4 0(1
Choice stookers and feeeders 4 00(«4 5(1
Fair to good. 3 fiO(a4 00
Common down to. (g>3 00
Stock hi ifers . 1 75(a>2 75
Our hog run here and also at Chica
go was eomparatieely li ht with the
same two days last week and buyers
were inclined to put the price up a
shade over Saturday. Range $4.15 to
$4 40.
Sheep steady to strong.
perishedTnflames
Five-Year-Old Child Burned to Death
In Its Farther’s Barn Near Dorsey
A Week Ago.
Lynch Journal: A five year-old
child of Charles Sanders was burned
to death in their barn near Dorsey
yesterday morning. The tire is sup
posed to have been started by the
child with matches. When discover
ed the barn was pretty well burned
and nothing could be done to stop it.
The child could not be found but as
soon as the lire had so spent its force
that work could be done in the ruins
the charred body was found. Mr.
Sanders was in town and when
notified of the burning barn and mis
sing child at once hurried home to tina
the child dead. Several hundred dol
lars worth of property and grain were
also destroyed. The funeral will be
held this afternoon. The parents
have surely suffered a great loss and
shock and they have the sympathy of
the entire community in their trouble.
C. E. Downey drove over to Dorsey
Monday and adjusted the insurance
loss on the barn and sheds of Mr. San
ders, which were destroyed by fire last
week arid In which his youngest boy
was burned lo death. Mr. Downey
says Mr. Sanders feels very grateful to
his neighbors who so promptly assist
ed him in a time of need. Within
two days after the tire a new barn was
erected sufficient to house his horses
and cattle.
A woman on a train entering Mil
waukes asked the conductor how long
the cars stopped at the Union Station.
He replied: “Madam, we stop just
four minutes, from two to two, to two
two.’’ The woman turned to her
companion and said: “I wonder if he
thinks he’s the whistleon the engine. ”
Methodist Church Items.
The Revival meetings continue to
: increase in interest, the attendance
is good and much good has resulted
from (hern. There will be services on
Thursday and Friday evenings of this
week, but none On Saturday.
There will he the usual services on
Sunday. Class meeting at 10 a. m.,
led by Mrs. O. O. Snyder. Sermon by
the pastor at 10:30, subject : “Steps
in the Divine Life.”
Sunday school at 12 m., or at close
of the morning service. We have an
interesting and growing Sunday
school, because we make everybody
welcome and make it wortli their
while to come again. Try it once and
you will be sure to come again, and
again.
Junior League service at 3 o’clock
Sunday afternoon. We have the
promise of a new worker and hope for
a large number of the Juniors out at
this meeting.
The Epworth League services last
Sunday evening was very interesting
and helpful and there is no reason
why we should not have such a ser
vice every Sunday evening. Come out
to the service at 6:30.
The subject of our evening discourse
will be “Heredity and Environment as
Excuses for Sin.” To this and all
other services of our church we cor
dially invite everybody, especially any
strangers who may be in the city over
Sunday, for such there is always a
welcome.
Prayer meeting as usual, next
Thursday evening, unless it seems
wise to continue tile revival effort
another week, as to which we are un
able to announee at this time
T. S. Watson, Pastor.
On account of a recent order of the
postoillce department, effective Janu
ary 1, 1908, ail subscriptions to weekly
papers must be paid within a year, or
the publisher will be compelled to
place a one cent stamp on each paper.
The Frontier has a large number of
subscribers who are a year or more
in arrears and we hope that they will
call promptly and pay up their arrear
ages and one year in advance. Now
is the time to call and square up.
Peter Greeley was in from Phoenix
yesterday._
SAGE PROGRAM AGAIN
O’Neill Sleeting Comes Second In the
Circuit This S’ear.
DATFS ARE AUGUST 19 TO 22
Some Alterations In Program.—Lalg
Purses and Better Races.—No
Running Events.
Norfolk News! North Nebraska
racing dates foi 1908;
Norfolk. Aug. 12-14.
O’Neil), Aug 19-22.
Nellgli, Aug 26-28.
(Stale fair week)-vacant
Madison, Sept. 9-11
Sianton, Sept. 16-18.
Creighton, Sept. 23-25.
Pierce. Sept. 30-Oct. 2.
Bloomfield, Oct. 7-9.
Hartington, Oct. 14-16.
The Norfolk races will open the
north Nebraska racing circut again.
O’Neill, Neligh, Madison, Stanton,
Creighton, Pierce, Bloomfield and
Hartington will follow in the order
named. This was the racing schedule
mapped out Monday afternoon at the
annual meeting of the North Nebraska
Short Shipment Racing cirodii, held
in the Oxnard hotel in Norfolk.
Better races, better horses, hetter
purses and a square deal all along the
line; this was the spoken sentiment
uf the delegates who attended the
meeting. There is every thing to in
dicate a prosperous and successful
racing session. And Norfolk, whose
meet last summer broke all )cc,.i suc
cess records, is i n a position to more
than duplicate last summer’s per for
mance.
Norfolk was given the opening date
because it was thought that Norfolk
was logically entitled to it. O’Neill
would have liked the initial date end
made a good natured fight for it. Ar
ranging the schedule occupied \ ii i ual
ly all of tiie afternoon but the adjust
ments one. made resulted in a better
arranged schedule than last season’s
program And the arrangement of
the new schedule held Stanton and
Madisou in the circuit.
Butte, Spencer and Tilden were not
represented at the annual meeting
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